Labor, Civil Rights, and Memphis
Labor, Civil Rights, and Memphis
This chapter discusses the relationship between the civil rights movement and the labor movement in the South. It explains that the civil rights movement was largely influenced by the labor movements in the South, which were organized by labor leaders John L. Lewis, Walter Reuther, and A. Phillip Randolph. It notes that the relationship between civil rights and labor is still important in achieving their respective goals, as seen in July 2006 when labor and civil rights advocates gathered to proclaim the importance of one another in advancing the cause of social justice.
Keywords: civil rights movement, labor, labor leaders, social justice, John L. Lewis, Walter Reuther, A. Phillip Randolph
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